Baldwin of Ibelin

Baldwin of Ibelin (1130-1186) was the Count of Beersheb under the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the second son of Barisan of Ibelin, brother of Hugh of Ibelin, and older brother of Balian of Ibelin.

Biography
Baldwin of Ibelin was born in 1130, the second son of Barisan of Ibelin. The castle of Ibelin passed to Baldwin on Hugh's death in 1169, and in 1174 Baldwin introduced the House of Lusignan to the court of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Baldwin and his brother Balian of Ibelin became important figures in Jerusalem, and they supported Raymond III of Tripoli's accession to the regency in 1174. In 1177, the two brothers fought at the Battle of Montgisard, a major victory against Saladin's Saracens. When his wife Isabella died that same year, Baldwin was a candidate to marry Princess Sibylla of Jerusalem, but he was captured at Marj Ayyun in 1179; Sibylla instead married Guy de Lusignan. Baldwin was ransomed by Emperor Manuel I of Byzantium, and Baldwin decided to support Raymond of Tripoli against Guy. Baldwin and Raymond both refused to pay homage to Guy when he became king in 1186, and Baldwin went into exile, dying in self-imposed exile.